Hunting And Technology

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The odds still favor the game.

Not long ago my next door neighbor stuck a trophy buck a few miles south of town. The local deer in Porter county are healthy and thriving. I wrote about his trophy here and a photo of the beast is there as well.

This morning he emailed me with photos attached. They were taken by his friend who hunts property across the county road. If this big buck looks familiar it's because it is the same deer.


These came from a motion sensor camera mounted to a tree on the adjacent property. The friend recognized the photos of my neighbor and the dead buck I took so his friend made these available to him.


It appears the friend has been patterning this buck for a few years. My neighbor spends days in the trees and claims he never saw this one before it entered the scope of his crossbow.

Note the pile of corn and a rabbit in this photo.


Electronic technology has been oozing into the outdoor world for years. No way would I fish out of a boat without a depth finder. My remote dog collar is indispensable. But where does one draw the line?

When bird hunting I have encountered guys so wired up with technology it makes me wonder why they ever left the office. Some use collars that beep every five seconds and that drives me absolutely nuts. The same collar has the obedience zapper and may now contain a GPS device so your dog is never “lost”. Just use your handheld display and follow your poorly-trained pup.

One thing for sure. If and when I decide to deer hunt again I will be buying some of these cameras.
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